OFFICIAL COMMONWEALTH GAMES CLOSING CEREMONY THREAD

Brilliant bit of singing now in the tunnel!

Not long to go now...

Oh good grief!

It's T in the Park.

Not bad for 73.

She was rubbish even when she was 'good'.

A glimpse into the future for Kylie!

Yeah - 50 bleedin' years ago.

I have to say I do like Deacon Blue. Shame no Big Country as they were brilliant.

This obsession with trotting out half century+ pensioners at these opening and closing ceremonies really has to stop.

I don't mind the "oldies" but equally there are plenty of Scottish bands from this century who could also make an appearance surely.

kenny mann would still take LuLu to Spoons for a livener (NAP)

They never sing loud enough at these events

I quite liked that I have to say. Big Country would have rocked the place though for sure.

This is better - and agreed Slippy, Fields Of Fire would have been the perfect song for  a closing ceremony.

Yeah I S, the sound is pretty woeful.

I saw them support The Stones Tommy and half the crowd thought Big Country were the better band!

I can imagine, Slippy!

You can't get more Scottish than bagpipes, kilts and haggis (not that there is any haggis in this ceremony)

This guy obviously googled Seb Coe's speech this morning.

thought he was gonna say Frankie Boyle then

'The Peoples Games'

I would happily have all commonwealth games held in Glasgow if we ended up doing this well in them.

just seen this, Fred.

Capercaillie = lovely music

Ae, Fond Kiss

In fairness, Glasgow have done a first rate job.

Full venues (and great support) for all sports and all sessions for CWG is quite some achievement.

Aug 3, 2014 -- 3:29PM, berto77 wrote:

'The Peoples Games'

Wot cu talin abaht?

This has been a great, wonderful and memorable Games!

trilby - it was no slight on Glasgow, merely the phrase was a bit Blairish for my liking.

Ok Bert, sorry - just tuned into this thread.

any idea wit like Kylie's knickers are yet/

Shows my geographical knowledge, I always thought Gold Coast was an area of Australia, never realised it was an actual city

Gold Coast  = West Coast, no?

Same here cdog.

Kylie's knickers are DEFO gonna be gold now!

Bring 'em on!

(or off)

Gold Coast Tourist Board advertisement Segment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Coast,_Queensland

Looks like the Aussie equivalent of Blackpool to me.

Great to see a singer under 60!

like watching eurovision

I take it this singer is ex soap actress like the rest of Aussie singers

that Aussie Bieber wannabe needs a slap...

The aussies are youthful, vibrant and sport-loving. That's what they like to  have us believe but apparently they too have a serious obesity problem just like us!!

no sign of Nairobi or Lagos making a bid then...

Did I see a hint of gol knickers there!!

Ipads have got a lot bigger lately

Surely they could have done better than Eddie.

Anyone else finding the closing ceremony boring...time for bed me thinks

Can't get you out of my head was for me Kylie's most overrated song and it didn't help that the radio stations at the time played it to absolute death!!  Still, record sales don't lie and it was her best selling song ever.

Started and ended with a pensioner.Woeful!

Happy new year everyone

Well done Sagaland!

Brilliant games and a brilliant closing ceremony (I missed Lulu at the start but me missus said she was woeful).
Ae fond kiss and then we sever was a masterstroke for the handing over of the CG flag. Very poignant piece of music.
For those that didn't like it then as my auld mate aye says Awa n pap peas at yer granny.

The Burns song "Aye fond kiss.." when handing over the flag was wonderful.

Lovely song but  was it appropriate ?

"ae fareweel, alas, for ever!!